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OT doctors and users of lexapro
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:12 pm
Looking for pro's and con's. Good stories and bad.
My wife was just given some by her doctor to help with anxiety. She told her to try it for 30 days and see if it helps or not.
My wife was just given some by her doctor to help with anxiety. She told her to try it for 30 days and see if it helps or not.
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Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:13 pm to creolechef
Split the supply with me and we'll run an experiment.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:13 pm to creolechef
20 mg a day. Has made a huge difference for me. Hope she receives similar benefits.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:13 pm to creolechef
I took one pill, had a burning sensation for about 10 minutes, thought I was going to die and then started to hyperventilate. Basically it gave me a panic attack. Probably won't happen to you but it is a rare-ish side effect.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:13 pm to creolechef
Made my father more depressed and anxious, while causing him to want cigarettes for the first time in 10 years. Apparently he was in the 6% of users in which it magnifies the symptoms it's intended to remedy.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:16 pm to toosleaux
Quit caffeine altogether. Helped me with anxiety issues.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:22 pm to Paul Allen
My wife takes it. Probably wouldn't be married anymore without it.
Kidding, but its great for her-not sure of dose.
Kidding, but its great for her-not sure of dose.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:23 pm to toosleaux
She is supposed to pick it up today and start her first dose tonight. I guess I am just weary of any meds that might alter a person's mood or personality. She does suffer from anxiety and drives me crazy sometimes with it so I would love for this to help her, but I don't want it to change her personality or make her a zombie.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:29 pm to creolechef
I use it off and on, which is probably not the best way to go about it.
It helps reduce stress, but working out and running does the same thing for me. It doesn't give me a fuzzy feeling or anything, but it does tone down my ability to find the patterns.
It helps reduce stress, but working out and running does the same thing for me. It doesn't give me a fuzzy feeling or anything, but it does tone down my ability to find the patterns.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:31 pm to Jcorye1
My wife used to take it. Seemed to help. Now she's on something different that helps with anxiety but also helps with other symptoms she has.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:33 pm to Jcorye1
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but it does tone down my ability to find the patterns.
What do you mean by this?
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:35 pm to creolechef
might have to trial and error through something else if lexapro doesn't work. if that doesn't work tell her to try citalopram. It works for me whereas lexapro didn't
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:36 pm to creolechef
Tell your wife to deal with anxiety like a normal grown up instead of swallowing pills. The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
Lexapro will make her like an emotionless zombie from what I've seen from people I know who took it.
Lexapro will make her like an emotionless zombie from what I've seen from people I know who took it.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:38 pm to Jcorye1
it has little to no effect if you use it off and on
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:39 pm to DosManos
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What do you mean by this?
I don't know if it's because of the anxiety, a by-product, or just a skill I have, but I'm really good at seeing patterns. It helps a ton with my current job of auditing, and I've picked up on plenty of issues because of it.
I don't know how to explain it, but when things don't fit, it drives me insane, and I feel the need to understand why the pattern is broken.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:39 pm to spiderman
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Lexapro will make her like an emotionless zombie from what I've seen from people I know who took it.
I've been on it for 8 years and you're wrong.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:40 pm to TH03
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it has little to no effect if you use it off and on
That's what I thought. I use it for a month or so, and then stop for a couple of weeks.
Consistency is a huge issue in my life, and always has been.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:41 pm to spiderman
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The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
Wow. Would you leave her if she got cancer too?
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Lexapro will make her like an emotionless zombie from what I've seen from people I know who took it.
Lexapro doesn't make you a zombie.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:42 pm to spiderman
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Tell your wife to deal with anxiety like a normal grown up instead of swallowing pills. The number of people using RX meds these days to help them mentally cope with life is pathetic. If she can't be normal without taking mental pills it may be time to end that relationship.
Lexapro will make her like an emotionless zombie from what I've seen from people I know who took it.
Piss off, tough guy.
Different antidepressants affect different people in different ways. There is no blanket statement answer.
Posted on 3/18/15 at 12:42 pm to Jcorye1
i have a couple fam members that it has done wonders for! I mean miracle drug for them!! I started having some anxiety a couple years ago really bad. Took one pill and it made me worse. So i never took another, ended up dropping caffine and it helped alot
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